Diamond geezer

Bruce handed Davis his first Villa start against Norwich City today and the 19-year-old didn’t let him down with an all-action performance.

Davis missed a one on one, grabbed an assist, hit the crossbar and bullied Norwich defenders Christoph Zimmermann and Marcel Franke all afternoon before being replaced by Chris Samba to a standing ovation on 86 minutes.

Bruce said: "I've said all along in my time in football, you're only as good as your strikers. Certainly he was a handful from the start.

"He was rough, resilient. He was playing non league not long ago. It just goes to show they're still out there, these diamonds.

"It looks as though we've unearthed one because he played a great role in the victory."